diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/Makefile
index c0eb28935e6e..6310634c5beb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 CFLAGS += -m64
 
-TEST_GEN_PROGS := group_constraint_pmc56_test group_pmc56_exclude_constraints_test
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := group_constraint_pmc56_test group_pmc56_exclude_constraints_test group_constraint_pmc_count_test
 
 top_srcdir = ../../../../../..
 include ../../../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/group_constraint_pmc_count_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/group_constraint_pmc_count_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af7c5c75101c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/event_code_tests/group_constraint_pmc_count_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022, Athira Rajeev, IBM Corp.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "../event.h"
+#include "../sampling_tests/misc.h"
+
+/*
+ * Testcase for number of counters in use.
+ * The number of programmable counters is from
+ * performance monitor counter 1 to performance
+ * monitor counter 4 (PMC1-PMC4). If number of
+ * counters in use exceeds the limit, next event
+ * should fail to schedule.
+ */
+
+static int group_constraint_pmc_count(void)
+{
+	struct event *e, events[5];
+	int i;
+
+	/* Check for platform support for the test */
+	SKIP_IF(platform_check_for_tests());
+
+	/*
+	 * Test for number of counters in use.
+	 * Use PMC1 to PMC4 for leader and 3 sibling
+	 * events. Trying to open fourth event should
+	 * fail here.
+	 */
+	e = &events[0];
+	event_init(e, 0x1001a);
+
+	e = &events[1];
+	event_init(e, 0x200fc);
+
+	e = &events[2];
+	event_init(e, 0x30080);
+
+	e = &events[3];
+	event_init(e, 0x40054);
+
+	e = &events[4];
+	event_init(e, 0x0002c);
+
+	FAIL_IF(event_open(&events[0]));
+
+	/*
+	 * The event_open will fail on event 4 if constraint
+	 * check fails
+	 */
+	for (i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
+		if (i == 4)
+			FAIL_IF(!event_open_with_group(&events[i], events[0].fd));
+		else
+			FAIL_IF(event_open_with_group(&events[i], events[0].fd));
+	}
+
+	for (i = 1; i < 4; i++)
+		event_close(&events[i]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return test_harness(group_constraint_pmc_count, "group_constraint_pmc_count");
+}